Roy Haynes avatar

Roy Haynes (Drummer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

love 272,515 FANS LOVE
🎉 Countdown to Roy Haynes's birthday 🎂
  • -- Days
  • -- Hours
  • -- Minutes
  • -- Seconds
Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer. He is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz music. During a career spanning over 75 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered the father of modern jazz drums. "Snap Crackle" was his nickname in the 1950s. He has led bands like Hip Ensemble. His album Fountain of Youth and While was nominated for a Grammy. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame in 1999. His son, Graham Haynes, is a corneal worker; His son Craig Holiday Haynes and his nephew Marcus Gilmore are both drummers.
Birth nameRoy Owen Haynes
BornMarch 13, 1925, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1944–present
LabelsMainstream, Emarcy, Impulse, Galaxy, New Jazz, Pacific Jazz, Evidence, Vogue, Marge
Associated actsLester Young, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, McCoy Tyner

About Roy Haynes

Drummer Roy Haynes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on March 13, 1925. He's 98 years old today.

Snap Crackle was a jazz drummer whose career spanned more than sixty years and made him one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history. He is also the director of the Hip Ensemble.

All information about Roy Haynes can be found in this post. It will clarify Roy Haynes's info: biography, net worth, career, talent, spouse and breakup of Roy Haynes...

Roy Haynes before becoming famous

Roy Haynes was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1925 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

From 1947 to 1949, he worked with saxophonist Saxophonist Lester Young, saxophonist Charlie Parker's quartet from 1949 to 1952, and singer Sarah Vaughan from 1953 to 1958.

Achievement of Roy Haynes

In the popular video game Grand Theft Auto IV, he was the host of jazz radio station JNR.

Roy Haynes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Graham Haynes, one of his sons, became a well-known cornetist, while Craig Haynes became a drummer.

Roy Haynes on Social Media

Roy Haynes Collabed with

In 1960, Esquire named him one of America's Best Dressed Men, alongside Fred Astaire, Cary Grant, and Movie Actor Clark Gable.

Roy Haynes Income & Net worth

Roy Haynes's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a drummer. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Roy Haynes.

Roy Haynes Height and Weight

How tall is Roy Haynes? Information about Roy Haynes height in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by AllFamous.org. Or you can contact us to let us know how tall of Roy Haynes.

People also ask about Roy Haynes

What is Roy Haynes's real name?

When is Roy Haynes's birthday?

How old is Roy Haynes?

Where is Roy Haynes from?

When was Roy Haynes born?

Reference: Wikipedia, Tiktok, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

Latest information about Roy Haynes updated on March 10 2023.